CNSA VITAL SIGNS OCTOBER 2013 | Issue #1
The faculty also approved a major change to our School of Nursing admissions process. The 2014-2015 entering class will be admitted to both the University and the School of Nursing as freshmen. (All current students will follow the existing two-step process.) This change requires different entrance requirements and more stringent review of High School academic performance.
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representation has been a regular part of our change process. We continue to value your input. This brief review provides a glimpse of our progress. I look forward to working with you this year!
In July, the School of Nursing received a $1 million Nursing Workforce Diversity grant award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This funding will support our RN to BSN program at the Imperial Valley Campus.
Dr. Greiner has held office in state and national public health and nursing organizations. He is a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(CCNE) site visitor and active in Sigma Theta Tau; Gamma Gamma Chapter; the Association of CA Nurse Leaders, the CA Association of Colleges of Nursing (CACN) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
This academic year we are revising the RN to BSN program and examining our Master’s degree programs. Student
Swiss Nursing Students Visit SDSU! By Devin Gray and Stephanie Peterson
Do you ever wonder what nursing school would be like in a different country? Are you ever
questioning how our healthcare system differs from other countries? This July, eighteen Swiss nursing students and two faculty members participated in our exchange program to discover and learn about healthcare in the United States. While the Swiss students spent a lot of time in the classroom, CNSA Global Initiatives had the pleasure of organizing some fun activities to help them become oriented to the beautiful city of San Diego. We adventured to a Padres game, Balboa Park, Seaport Village and Pacific Beach, to name a few. Some of the Swiss students even took a trip to Universal Studios,
Hollywood for the weekend! The enthusiasm of these students was contagious and I feel so privileged to have worked with them. This coming summer, some of our fellow nursing students will be traveling to Switzerland to experience life as a Swiss nursing student. The exchange program offered by the SDSU School of Nursing is an incredible opportunity to broaden your cultural awareness and to learn how healthcare issues are handled in different countries.